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Last updated 08/10/2023 |
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Names of
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the Official Roll of the Baronetage. |
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Dates in italics in the "Born" column
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baptised on that date;
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that the baronet was buried on that date |
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CONROY of Llanbrynmair,Montgomery |
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7 Jul 1837 |
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John Conroy |
21 Oct 1786 |
2 Mar 1854 |
67 |
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2 Mar 1854 |
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Edward Conroy |
6 Dec 1809 |
3 Nov 1869 |
59 |
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John Conroy |
16 Aug 1845 |
15 Dec 1900 |
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15 Dec 1900 |
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CONSTABLE of Flamborough,Yorks |
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29 Jun 1611 |
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William Constable |
c 1580 |
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15 Jun 1655 |
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1629 and Knaresborough 1641-1653 |
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CONSTABLE of Boynton,Yorks |
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30 Jul 1641 |
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CONSTABLE of Everingham,Yorks |
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20 Jul 1642 |
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Philip Constable |
c 1595 |
25 Feb 1664 |
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25 Feb 1664 |
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Marmaduke Constable |
22 Apr 1619 |
c 1680 |
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Philip Mark Constable |
25 Apr 1651 |
c 1710 |
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Marmaduke Constable |
7 Aug 1682 |
Jul 1746 |
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CONSTABLE of Tixall,Staffs |
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22 May 1815 |
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CONWAY of Bodrythan,Flint |
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25 Jul 1660 |
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Henry Conway |
22 Feb 1635 |
4 Jun 1669 |
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MP for Flintshire 1661-1669 |
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4 Jun 1669 |
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John Conway |
c 1663 |
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27 Apr 1721 |
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1705-1708 and 1713-1715 and Flint 1702, |
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CONYERS of Horden,Durham |
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14 Jul 1628 |
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John Conyers |
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Dec 1664 |
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Christopher Conyers |
28 Mar 1621 |
Oct 1693 |
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Oct 1693 |
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John Conyers |
c 1649 |
14 Sep 1719 |
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Baldwin Conyers |
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17 Apr 1731 |
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17 Apr 1731 |
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Ralph Conyers |
20 Jun 1697 |
22 Nov 1767 |
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Blakiston Conyers |
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Oct 1791 |
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Nicholas Conyers |
27 Jul 1729 |
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George Conyers |
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Thomas Conyers |
12 Sep 1731 |
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15 Apr 1810 |
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COOK of Brome Hall,Norfolk |
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29 Jun 1663 |
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William Cook |
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William Cook |
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Norfolk 1689-1695 and 1698-1701 |
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COOK of Doughty House,Surrey |
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10 Mar 1886 |
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Francis Cook |
23 Jan 1817 |
17 Feb 1901 |
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17 Feb 1901 |
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Frederick Lucas Cook |
21 Nov 1844 |
21 May 1920 |
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MP for Kennington 1895-1906 |
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21 May 1920 |
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Herbert Frederick Cook |
18 Nov 1868 |
4 May 1939 |
70 |
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4 May 1939 |
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Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook |
21 Dec 1907 |
12 Sep 1978 |
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12 Sep 1978 |
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Christopher Wymondham Rayner Herbert |
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Cook |
24 Mar 1938 |
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COOKE of Wheatley,Yorks |
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10 May 1661 |
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George Cooke |
8 Jul 1628 |
16 Oct 1683 |
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16 Oct 1683 |
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Henry Cooke |
29 Oct 1633 |
16 Dec 1689 |
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Dec 1689 |
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George Cooke |
16 May 1662 |
18 Oct 1732 |
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MP for Aldborough 1698-1700 |
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Oct 1732 |
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Bryan Cooke |
17 Dec 1684 |
25 Oct 1734 |
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MP for East Retford 1711-1713 |
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25 Oct 1734 |
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George Cooke |
14 Mar 1714 |
16 Aug 1756 |
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16 Aug 1756 |
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Bryan Cooke |
11 Aug 1717 |
4 Mar 1766 |
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4 Mar 1766 |
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George Cooke |
c 1745 |
2 Jun 1823 |
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2 Jun 1823 |
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William Bryan Cooke |
3 Mar 1782 |
24 Dec 1851 |
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24 Dec 1851 |
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William Ridley Charles Cooke |
5 Oct 1827 |
27 Sep 1894 |
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27 Sep 1894 |
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William Henry Charles Wemyss Cooke |
21 Jun 1872 |
11 Jun 1964 |
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11 Jun 1964 |
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Charles Arthur John Cooke |
12 Nov 1905 |
5 Jul 1978 |
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5 Jul 1978 |
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David William Perceval Cooke |
28 Apr 1935 |
13 May 2017 |
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13 May 2017 |
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Anthony Edmund Cooke-Yarborough |
6 Aug 1956 |
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COOKE of Dublin |
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28 Dec 1741 |
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COOKE of Brighthelmstone,Sussex |
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1 Mar 1926 |
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COOKES of Norgrove,Worcs |
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24 Dec 1664 |
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Thomas Cookes |
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COOPER of Rockbourne,Hants |
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4 Jul 1622 |
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John Cooper |
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MP for Poole 1625 and 1628-1629 |
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23 Mar 1631 |
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Anthony Ashley Cooper |
22 Jul 1621 |
21 Jan 1683 |
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He was subsequently created Earl of |
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Shaftesbury (qv) in 1672 with which title |
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the baronetcy remains merged |
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COOPER of Dublin |
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3 Oct 1758 |
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William Cooper |
1689 |
8 Aug 1761 |
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8 Aug 1761 |
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COOPER of Gadebridge,Herts |
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31 Aug 1821 |
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Astley Paston Cooper |
23 Aug 1768 |
12 Feb 1841 |
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12 Feb 1841 |
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Astley Paston Cooper |
13 Jan 1798 |
6 Jan 1866 |
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6 Jan 1866 |
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Astley Paston Cooper (Paston-Cooper |
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19 Oct 1904 |
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19 Oct 1904 |
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Charles Naunton Paston Paston-Cooper |
27 Sep 1867 |
4 Dec 1941 |
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4 Dec 1941 |
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Henry Lovick Cooper |
2 Apr 1875 |
25 Aug 1959 |
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25 Aug 1959 |
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Patrick Graham Astley Cooper |
4 Aug 1918 |
15 Jun 2002 |
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15 Jun 2002 |
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Alexander Paston Astley Cooper |
1 Feb 1943 |
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COOPER of Walcot,Somerset |
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19 Feb 1828 |
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1 |
John Hutton Cooper |
7 Dec 1765 |
24 Dec 1828 |
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24 Dec 1828 |
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COOPER of Woollahra,Australia |
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26 Jan 1863 |
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Sir Daniel Cooper |
1 Jul 1821 |
5 Jun 1902 |
80 |
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5 Jun 1902 |
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Daniel Cooper |
15 Nov 1848 |
13 Jun 1909 |
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13 Jun 1909 |
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William Charles Cooper |
22 Oct 1851 |
2 Sep 1925 |
73 |
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2 Sep 1925 |
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William George Daniel Cooper |
14 Dec 1877 |
27 Dec 1954 |
77 |
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27 Dec 1954 |
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Charles Eric Daniel Cooper |
5 Oct 1906 |
14 May 1984 |
77 |
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14 May 1984 |
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William Daniel Charles Cooper |
5 Mar 1955 |
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COOPER of Hursley,Hants |
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26 Jul 1905 |
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George Alexander Cooper |
20 Feb 1856 |
1 Mar 1940 |
84 |
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1 Mar 1940 |
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George James Robertson Cooper |
22 Jul 1890 |
5 Jan 1961 |
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5 Jan 1961 |
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COOPER of Shenstone Court,Staffs |
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20 Dec 1905 |
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Richard Powell Cooper |
21 Sep 1847 |
30 Jul 1913 |
65 |
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30 Jul 1913 |
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Richard Ashmole Cooper |
11 Aug 1874 |
5 Mar 1946 |
71 |
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5 Mar 1946 |
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William Herbert Cooper |
7 Mar 1901 |
8 Jun 1970 |
69 |
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8 Jun 1970 |
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Francis Ashmole Cooper |
9 Aug 1905 |
17 Jun 1987 |
81 |
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17 Jun 1987 |
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Richard Powell Cooper |
13 Apr 1934 |
5 Mar 2006 |
71 |
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Richard Adrian Cooper |
21 Aug 1960 |
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COOPER of Berrydown Court,Hants |
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Sir Edward Ernest Cooper |
5 Feb 1848 |
12 Feb 1922 |
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12 Feb 1922 |
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COOPER of Singleton,Sussex |
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1 Jul 1941 |
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Francis D'Arcy Cooper |
Nov 1882 |
18 Dec 1941 |
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18 Dec 1941 |
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COOTE of Castle Cuffe,Queen's Co. |
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2 Apr 1621 |
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Charles Coote,later [1660] 1st Earl of Mountrath |
c 1610 |
18 Dec 1661 |
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Charles Coote,2nd Earl of Mountrath |
c 1630 |
30 Aug 1672 |
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30 Aug 1672 |
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Charles Coote,3rd Earl of Mountrath |
c 1635 |
29 May 1709 |
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29 May 1709 |
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Charles Coote,4th Earl of Mountrath |
c 1680 |
14 Sep 1715 |
73 |
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14 Sep 1715 |
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Henry Coote,5th Earl of Mountrath |
4 Jan 1684 |
27 Mar 1720 |
36 |
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27 Mar 1720 |
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Algernon Coote,6th Earl of Mountrath |
6 Jun 1689 |
27 Aug 1744 |
55 |
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27 Aug 1744 |
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Charles Henry Coote,7th Earl of Mountrath |
c 1725 |
1 Mar 1802 |
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1 Mar 1802 |
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Charles Henry Coote |
2 Jan 1792 |
8 Oct 1864 |
72 |
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MP for Queens County 1821-1847 and |
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8 Oct 1864 |
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Charles Henry Coote |
Sep 1815 |
15 Nov 1895 |
80 |
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15 Nov 1895 |
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Algernon Coote |
29 Sep 1817 |
21 Nov 1899 |
82 |
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21 Nov 1899 |
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Algernon Charles Plumptre Coote |
14 Dec 1847 |
22 Oct 1920 |
72 |
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Lord Lieutenant Queens County 1900-1920 |
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22 Oct 1920 |
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Ralph Algernon Coote |
22 Sep 1874 |
2 Jul 1941 |
66 |
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2 Jul 1941 |
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John Ralph Coote |
10 Jan 1905 |
23 Jan 1978 |
73 |
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23 Jan 1978 |
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Christopher John Coote |
22 Sep 1928 |
29 Nov 2016 |
88 |
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29 Nov 2016 |
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Nicholas Patrick Coote |
28 Jul 1953 |
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COOTE of Donnybrooke,Dublin |
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18 May 1774 |
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Charles Coote,1st Earl of Bellamont |
12 Apr 1738 |
20 Oct 1800 |
62 |
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20 Oct 1800 |
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Charles Coote |
1765 |
25 May 1857 |
91 |
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25 May 1857 |
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Charles Coote |
1798 |
5 Nov 1861 |
63 |
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5 Nov 1861 |
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Charles Algernon Coote |
1847 |
1 Feb 1920 |
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1 Feb 1920 |
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COPE of Hanwell,Oxon |
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29 Jun 1611 |
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Anthony Cope |
19 Mar 1550 |
23 Jul 1615 |
65 |
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MP for Banbury 1571-1584 and 1586-1601 |
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and Oxfordshire 1604-1611 and 1614 |
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Jul 1615 |
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William Cope |
c 1577 |
2 Aug 1637 |
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MP for Banbury 1604-1611,1614,1621-1622 |
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and 1625 and Oxfordshire 1624-1625 |
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2 Aug 1637 |
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John Cope |
28 Aug 1608 |
25 Oct 1638 |
50 |
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Oct 1638 |
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Anthony Cope |
16 Nov 1632 |
11 Jun 1675 |
42 |
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MP for
Banbury 1660 and Oxfordshire |
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1661-1675 |
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11 Jun 1675 |
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John Cope |
19 Nov 1634 |
11 Jan 1721 |
86 |
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MP for Oxfordshire 1679-1681 and 1689-1690 |
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and Banbury 1699-1700 |
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11 Jan 1721 |
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John Cope |
1 Dec 1673 |
8 Dec 1749 |
76 |
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MP for Plympton Erle 1705-1708, Tavistock |
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1708-1727, Hampshire 1727-1734 and |
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8 Dec 1749 |
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Monoux Cope |
c 1696 |
29 Jun 1763 |
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MP for Banbury 1722-1727 and Newport IOW |
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29 Jun 1763 |
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8 |
John Mordaunt Cope |
c 1731 |
7 Mar 1779 |
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7 Mar 1779 |
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Richard Cope |
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6 Nov 1806 |
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6 Nov 1806 |
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10 |
Denzil Cope |
18 Jun 1766 |
30 Dec 1812 |
46 |
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30 Dec 1812 |
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John Cope |
22 Jul 1768 |
18 Nov 1851 |
83 |
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18 Nov 1851 |
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12 |
William Henry Cope |
27 Feb 1811 |
7 Jan 1892 |
80 |
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7 Jan 1892 |
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Anthony Cope |
9 Mar 1842 |
3 Nov 1932 |
90 |
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3 Nov 1932 |
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14 |
Denzil Cope |
18 Sep 1873 |
3 Jun 1940 |
66 |
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3 Jun 1940 |
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Anthony Mohun Leckonby Cope |
15 Jul 1927 |
13 May 1966 |
38 |
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13 May 1966 |
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Mordaunt Leckonby Cope |
12 Feb 1878 |
7 Nov 1972 |
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7 Nov 1972 |
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COPE of Brewern,Oxon |
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1 Mar 1714 |
GB |
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Jonathan Cope |
c 1692 |
28 Mar 1765 |
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MP for Banbury 1713-1722 |
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28 Mar 1765 |
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Charles Cope |
c 1743 |
14 Jun 1781 |
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14 Jun 1781 |
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Charles Cope |
c 1770 |
25 Dec 1781 |
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25 Dec 1781 |
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Jonathan Cope |
c 1758 |
30 Dec 1821 |
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30 Dec 1821 |
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COPE of Osbaston Hall,Leics |
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6 Feb 1918 |
UK |
1 |
Thomas Cope |
22 Aug 1840 |
17 Oct 1924 |
84 |
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17 Oct 1924 |
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Thomas George Cope |
10 Feb 1884 |
23 Aug 1966 |
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23 Aug 1966 |
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COPE of St Mellons,Monmouth |
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28 Jun 1928 |
UK |
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William Cope |
18 Aug 1870 |
15 Jul 1946 |
75 |
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baronetcy then merged until its extinction |
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in 1946 |
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COPLEY of Sprotborough,Yorks |
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17 Jun 1661 |
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Godfrey Copley |
21 Feb 1623 |
17 Feb 1678 |
55 |
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17 Feb 1678 |
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Godfrey Copley |
c 1653 |
9 Apr 1709 |
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9 Apr 1709 |
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COPLEY of Sprotborough,Yorks |
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28 Aug 1778 |
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11 Apr 1781 |
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11 Apr 1781 |
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Lionel Copley |
c 1767 |
4 Mar 1806 |
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MP for Tregony 1796-1802 |
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4 Mar 1806 |
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Joseph Copley |
c 1769 |
21 May 1838 |
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21 May 1838 |
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Joseph William Copley |
27 Jul 1804 |
4 Jan 1883 |
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4 Jan 1883 |
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CORBET of Sprowston,Norfolk |
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4 Jul 1623 |
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John Corbet |
c 1591 |
19 Jan 1628 |
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MP for Norfolk 1624-1625 and Yarmouth |
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1625 and 1626 |
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19 Jan 1628 |
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John Corbet |
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by 1649 |
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by 1649 |
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Thomas Corbet |
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1661 |
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CORBET of Stoke,Salop |
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19 Sep 1627 |
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John Corbet |
20 May 1594 |
Jul 1662 |
68 |
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MP for Shropshire 1640-1648 |
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Jul 1662 |
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John Corbet |
c 1620 |
24 Feb 1665 |
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Feb 1665 |
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John Corbet |
c 1645 |
1695 |
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1695 |
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Robert Corbet |
c 1670 |
3 Oct 1740 |
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MP for Shropshire 1705-1710 and 1715-1722 |
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3 Oct 1740 |
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William Corbet |
1702 |
15 Sep 1748 |
46 |
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MP for Montgomery 1727-1741 and |
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Ludlow 1741-1748 |
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15 Sep 1748 |
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Henry Corbet |
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7 May 1750 |
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7 May 1750 |
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CORBET of Moreton Corbet,Salop |
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29 Jan 1642 |
E |
1 |
Vincent Corbet |
13 Jun 1617 |
28 Dec 1656 |
39 |
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MP for Shropshire 1640 |
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28 Dec 1656 |
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Vincent Corbet |
c 1642 |
4 Feb 1681 |
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MP for Shropshire 1679-1680 |
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4 Feb 1681 |
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3 |
Vincent Corbet |
22 May 1670 |
6 Aug 1688 |
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6 Aug 1688 |
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CORBET of Leighton,Montgomery |
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20 Jun 1642 |
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Edward Corbett |
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c 1655 |
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c 1655 |
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2 |
Richard Corbett |
2 Sep 1640 |
1 Aug 1683 |
42 |
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MP for Shrewsbury 1677-1681 |
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1 Aug 1683 |
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3 |
Uvedale Corbett |
c 1668 |
15 Oct 1701 |
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15 Oct 1701 |
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4 |
Richard Corbett |
21 May 1696 |
25 Sep 1774 |
78 |
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MP for Shrewsbury 1723-1727 and 1734-1754 |
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25 Sep 1774 |
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CORBET of Stoke-upon-Tern and of |
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27 Jun 1786 |
GB |
1 |
Corbet Corbet |
6 Feb 1752 |
31 Mar 1823 |
71 |
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31 Mar 1823 |
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CORBET of Moreton Corbet,Salop |
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and of Linsdale, Bucks |
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3 Oct 1808 |
UK |
1 |
Andrew Corbet |
17 Dec 1766 |
6 Jun 1835 |
68 |
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6 Jun 1835 |
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2 |
Andrew Vincent Corbet |
15 Jun 1800 |
13 Sep 1855 |
55 |
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13 Sep 1855 |
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3 |
Vincent Rowland Corbet |
11 Aug 1821 |
22 May 1891 |
69 |
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22 May 1891 |
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Walter Orlando Corbet |
11 Jul 1856 |
21 Dec 1910 |
54 |
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21 Dec 1910 |
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Roland James Corbet |
19 Aug 1892 |
15 Apr 1915 |
22 |
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15 Apr 1915 |
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Gerald Vincent Corbet |
29 Oct 1868 |
4 Mar 1955 |
86 |
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4 Mar 1955 |
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John Vincent Corbet |
27 Feb 1911 |
20 Mar 1996 |
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CORBETT of Everley,Wilts |
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15 Aug 1821 |
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CORDELL of Long Melford,Suffolk |
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22 Jun 1660 |
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Robert Cordell |
c 1616 |
3 Jan 1680 |
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Jan 1680 |
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John Cordell |
10 Nov 1646 |
9 Sep 1690 |
43 |
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Sudbury 1685-1687 and Suffolk |
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1689-1690 |
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Sep 1690 |
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John Cordell |
11 Nov 1677 |
8 May 1704 |
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8 May 1704 |
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CORNEWALL of London |
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9 Aug 1764 |
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George Amyand |
26 Sep 1720 |
16 Aug 1766 |
45 |
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MP for Barnstaple 1754-1766 |
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16 Aug 1766 |
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George Amyand (Cornewall from 1771) |
8 Nov 1748 |
26 Sep 1819 |
70 |
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Herefordshire 1774-1796 and |
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26 Sep 1819 |
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George Cornewall |
16 Jan 1774 |
27 Dec 1835 |
61 |
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27 Dec 1835 |
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Velters Cornewall |
20 Feb 1824 |
14 Oct 1868 |
44 |
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14 Oct 1868 |
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George Henry Cornewall |
13 Aug 1833 |
25 Sep 1908 |
75 |
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25 Sep 1908 |
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Geoffrey Cornewall |
7 May 1869 |
21 Jan 1951 |
81 |
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21 Jan 1951 |
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William Francis Cornewall |
16 Nov 1871 |
18 May 1962 |
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18 May 1962 |
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CORNISH of Sharnbrook,Berks |
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1 Feb 1766 |
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Samuel Cornish |
c 1715 |
30 Oct 1770 |
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30 Oct 1770 |
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CORNWALL of Holcombe Burnell,Devon |
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22 Jun 1918 |
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Sir Edwin Andrew Cornwall |
30 Jun 1863 |
27 Feb 1953 |
89 |
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MP for Bethnal Green NE 1906-1922. PC 1921 |
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27 Feb 1953 |
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Reginald Edwin Cornwall |
31 May 1887 |
29 Aug 1962 |
75 |
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29 Aug 1962 |
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CORNWALLIS of Brome,Suffolk |
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4 May 1627 |
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Frederick Cornwallis |
14 Mar 1611 |
7 Jan 1662 |
50 |
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CORRIGAN of Cappagh and Innescorig, co. |
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Dublin and Merrion Square, City of Dublin |
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5 Feb 1866 |
UK |
1 |
Dominick John Corrigan |
2 Dec 1802 |
1 Feb 1880 |
77 |
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MP for Dublin 1870-1874 |
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1 Feb 1880 |
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John Joseph Corrigan |
28 Dec 1859 |
23 Oct 1883 |
23 |
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23 Oct 1883 |
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CORRY of Dunraven,co.Antrim |
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15 Sep 1885 |
UK |
1 |
James Porter Corry |
8 Sep 1826 |
28 Nov 1891 |
65 |
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MP for Belfast 1874-1885 and Armagh Mid |
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1886-1891 |
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28 Nov 1891 |
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William Corry |
20 Mar 1859 |
9 Jun 1926 |
67 |
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9 Jun 1926 |
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3 |
James Perowne Ivo Myles Corry |
10 Jun 1892 |
17 Feb 1987 |
94 |
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17 Feb 1987 |
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William James Corry |
1 Aug 1924 |
2000 |
75 |
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2000 |
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James Michael Corry |
3 Oct 1946 |
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CORY of Llantarnam Abbey,Monmouth |
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27 Nov 1907 |
UK |
1 |
Clifford John Cory |
10 Apr 1859 |
3 Feb 1941 |
81 |
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MP for St Ives 1906-1922 and 1923-1924 |
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3 Feb 1941 |
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CORY of Coryton,Glamorgan |
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13 May 1919 |
UK |
1 |
James Herbert Cory |
7 Feb 1857 |
7 Feb 1933 |
76 |
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MP for Cardiff 1915-1918 and Cardiff |
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South 1918-1923 |
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7 Feb 1933 |
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2 |
Herbert George Donald Cory |
31 Dec 1879 |
7 May 1935 |
55 |
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7 May 1935 |
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3 |
Vyvyan Donald Cory |
2 Nov 1906 |
17 Mar 1941 |
34 |
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17 Mar 1941 |
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4 |
Clinton James Donald Cory |
1 Mar 1909 |
28 Aug 1991 |
82 |
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28 Aug 1991 |
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5 |
Clinton Charles Donald Cory |
13 Sep 1937 |
11 Oct 2022 |
85 |
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11 Oct 2022 |
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James Maurice Perkins Cory |
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10 May 1966 |
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CORY-WRIGHT of Caen Wood Towers, |
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London,and Hornsey,Middlesex |
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28 Aug 1903 |
UK |
1 |
Cory Francis Cory-Wright |
11 Aug 1838 |
30 May 1909 |
70 |
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30 May 1909 |
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2 |
Arthur Cory Cory-Wright |
18 Nov 1869 |
21 Apr 1951 |
81 |
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21 Apr 1951 |
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3 |
Geoffrey Cory-Wright |
26 Aug 1892 |
23 Mar 1969 |
76 |
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23 Mar 1969 |
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Richard Michael Cory-Wright |
17 Jan 1944 |
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CORYTON of Newton,Cornwall |
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27 Feb 1662 |
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John Coryton |
29 Jul 1621 |
23 Aug 1680 |
59 |
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MP for Callington 1660-1661 and 1679, Cornwall |
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1661-1679 and Launceston 1679-1680 |
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Aug 1680 |
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John Coryton |
21 Jan 1648 |
30 Jul 1690 |
42 |
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MP for
Newport 1679-1681 and Callington |
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1685-1690 |
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Jul 1690 |
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William Coryton |
24 May 1650 |
6 Dec 1711 |
61 |
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MP for Bossiney 1679, Newport 1679-1681, |
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Callington 1681, 1685-1687, 1695-1701 and |
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1703-1712 and Mitchell 1689 |
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6 Dec 1711 |
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John Coryton |
3 Feb 1690 |
22 May 1739 |
49 |
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22 May 1739 |
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COSIN-GERARD of Fiskerton,Lincs |
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17 Nov 1666 |
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COTTER of Rockforest,co.Cork |
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11 Aug 1763 |
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James Cotter |
1714 |
9 Jun 1770 |
55 |
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9 Jun 1770 |
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James Laurence Cotter |
1748 |
9 Feb 1829 |
80 |
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9 Feb 1829 |
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James Laurence Cotter |
c 1787 |
31 Dec 1834 |
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MP for Mallow 1812-1818 |
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31 Dec 1834 |
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James Laurence Cotter |
4 Apr 1828 |
10 Oct 1902 |
74 |
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10 Oct 1902 |
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James Laurence Cotter |
11 Jul 1887 |
22 Aug 1924 |
37 |
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22 Aug 1924 |
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Delaval James Alfred Cotter |
29 Apr 1911 |
2 Apr 2001 |
89 |
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2 Apr 2001 |
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Patrick Laurence Delaval Cotter |
21 Nov 1941 |
11 Jan 2023 |
81 |
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11 Jan 2023 |
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Julius Laurence George Cotter |
4 Jan 1968 |
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COTTERELL of Garnons,Hereford |
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2 Nov 1805 |
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1 |
John Geers Cotterell |
21 Sep 1757 |
26 Jan 1845 |
87 |
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MP for Herefordshire 1802-1803 and |
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1806-1831 |
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26 Jan 1845 |
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John Henry Cotterell |
20 Aug 1830 |
17 Feb 1847 |
16 |
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17 Feb 1847 |
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Geers Henry Cotterell |
22 Aug 1834 |
17 Mar 1900 |
65 |
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MP for Herefordshire 1857-1859 |
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17 Mar 1900 |
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John Richard Geers Cotterell |
13 Jul 1866 |
13 Nov 1937 |
71 |
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Lord Lieutenant Hereford 1904-1933 |
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13 Nov 1937 |
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Richard Charles Geers Cotterell |
1 Jun 1907 |
5 Dec 1978 |
71 |
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5 Dec 1978 |
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John Henry Geers Cotterell |
8 May 1935 |
4 Dec 2017 |
82 |
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4 Dec 2017 |
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Henry Richard Geers Cotterell |
22 Aug 1961 |
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COTTINGTON of Hanworth,Middlesex |
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16 Feb 1623 |
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Francis Cottington |
c 1579 |
19 Jun 1652 |
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(qv) in 1631 with which title |
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COTTON of Connington,Hants |
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29 Jun 1611 |
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Robert Cotton |
22 Jan 1571 |
6 May 1631 |
60 |
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MP for Newtown 1601, Huntingdonshire |
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1604-1611, Old Sarum 1624-1625, Thetford |
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1625 Castle Rising 1628-1629 |
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6 May 1631 |
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Thomas Cotton |
1594 |
13 May 1662 |
67 |
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MP for Great Marlow 1624-1625, St.Germans |
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1628-1629 and Huntingdonshire 1640 |
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13 May 1662 |
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John Cotton |
9 Mar 1621 |
14 Sep 1702 |
81 |
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MP for Huntingdon 1661-1679 and |
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Huntingdonshire 1685-1687 |
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14 Sep 1702 |
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John Cotton |
c 1680 |
5 Feb 1731 |
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MP for Huntingdon 1705-1706 and |
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Huntingdonshire 1710-1713 |
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5 Feb 1731 |
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Robert Cotton |
c 1669 |
12 Jul 1749 |
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12 Jul 1749 |
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John Cotton |
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27 Mar 1752 |
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27 Mar 1752 |
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COTTON of Landwade,Cambs |
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14 Jul 1641 |
E |
1 |
John Cotton |
Sep 1615 |
25 Mar 1689 |
73 |
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25 Mar 1689 |
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John Cotton |
c 1648 |
15 Jan 1713 |
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MP for Cambridge 1689-1695,1696-1702 and |
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1705-1708 |
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15 Jan 1713 |
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3 |
John Hynde Cotton |
7 Apr 1686 |
4 Feb 1752 |
65 |
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MP for Cambridge 1708-1722 and 1727-1741, |
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Cambridgeshire 1722-1727 and Marlborough |
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1741-1752 |
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4 Feb 1752 |
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John Hynde Cotton |
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23 Jan 1795 |
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24 Feb 1812 |
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6 Oct 1801 |
25 Jan 1863 |
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COTTON of Combermere,Cheshire |
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29 Mar 1677 |
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Robert Cotton |
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Robert Salusbury Cotton |
2 Jan 1695 |
27 Aug 1748 |
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Lynch Salusbury Cotton |
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14 Aug 1775 |
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Robert Salusbury Cotton |
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24 Aug 1809 |
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Stapleton Cotton |
14 Nov 1773 |
21 Feb 1865 |
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COTTON of Thornton Hall,Bucks |
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COTTS of Coldharbour Wood,Sussex |
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23 Jun 1841 |
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George Couper |
1788 |
28 Feb 1861 |
72 |
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28 Feb 1861 |
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29 Apr 1824 |
5 Mar 1908 |
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Ramsay George Henry Couper |
1 Nov 1855 |
20 Mar 1949 |
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Guy Couper |
12 Mar 1889 |
30 Nov 1973 |
84 |
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George Robert Cecil Couper |
15 Oct 1898 |
26 May 1975 |
76 |
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26 May 1975 |
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Robert Nicholas Oliver Couper |
9 Oct 1945 |
9 May 2002 |
56 |
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9 May 2002 |
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27 Oct 1977 |
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COURTAULD of Bocking, Essex |
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5 Jul 1939 |
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1 |
William Julien Courtauld |
Jun 1870 |
18 May 1940 |
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COURTEN of Aldington,Worcs |
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18 May 1622 |
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Peter Courten |
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COURTENAY of Newcastle,Limerick |
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20 Dec 1621 |
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1616 |
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4 Feb 1652 |
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Francis Courtenay |
1617 |
20 Mar 1660 |
42 |
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20 Mar 1660 |
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William Courtenay |
c 1659 |
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COURTENAY of Powderham Castle,Devon |
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Feb 1644 |
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7 Sep 1628 |
1 Aug 1702 |
73 |
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1 Aug 1702 |
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William Courtenay |
11 Mar 1676 |
6 Oct 1735 |
59 |
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MP for Devon 1701-1710 and 1712-1735 |
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Lord Lieutenant Devon 1714-1716 |
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6 Oct 1735 |
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William Courtenay |
11 Feb 1710 |
16 May 1762 |
52 |
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Courtenay (qv) in 1762 with which title |
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baronetcy
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Earldom of Devon |
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COURTHOPE of Whiligh,Sussex |
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30 Jun 1925 |
UK |
1 |
George Lloyd Courthope |
12 Jun 1877 |
2 Sep 1955 |
78 |
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Courthope
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extinction in 1955 |
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COVERT of Slaugham,Sussex |
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2 Jul 1660 |
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John Covert |
6 Jun 1620 |
11 Mar 1679 |
58 |
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11 Mar 1679 |
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9 Nov 1837 |
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1 |
John Cowan |
1774 |
22 Oct 1842 |
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COWAN of Beeslack,Midlothian |
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12 May 1894 |
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1 |
John Cowan |
1814 |
26 Oct 1900 |
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26 Oct 1900 |
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COWAN of the Baltic |
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28 Jan 1921 |
UK |
1 |
Sir Walter Henry Cowan |
11 Jun 1871 |
14 Feb 1956 |
84 |
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14 Feb 1956 |
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COWELL-STEPNEY of Llanelly,Carmarthen |
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22 Sep 1871 |
UK |
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John Stepney Cowell-Stepney |
28 Feb 1791 |
15 May 1877 |
86 |
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15 May 1877 |
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26 Dec 1834 |
2 Jul 1909 |
74 |
2 Jul 1909 |
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the note at the foot of this page |
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COWPER of Ratlingcourt,Kent |
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4 Mar 1642 |
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William Cowper |
7 Mar 1582 |
20 Dec 1664 |
82 |
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20 Dec 1664 |
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William Cowper |
14 Dec 1639 |
26 Nov 1706 |
66 |
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MP for Hertford 1679-1681 and 1689-1700 |
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26 Nov 1706 |
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William Cowper |
24 Jun 1665 |
10 Oct 1723 |
58 |
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(qv) in 1718 with which title the |
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baronetcy then merged until its extinction |
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in 1905 |
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Sir John Conroy, 1st baronet |
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Conroy was an Irish army officer who was
appointed as private secretary and later Comptroller |
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of the Household of the Duchess of Kent, mother
of Queen Victoria. Perhaps due to Conroy's |
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influence, the relationship between the
Duchess's household and King William IV soon soured. |
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The Duchess offended the King by restricting
his access to his young niece and by appropriat- |
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ing rooms in Kensington Palace that William had
reserved for himself. |
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Conroy had high hopes for the Duchess and
himself; he foresaw that Victoria might succeed to |
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the throne before she was of age, thus
necessitating a regency headed by her mother, the |
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Duchess, with Conroy being, literally, the
power behind the throne. But William IV lived long |
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enough
to enable Victoria to reach her majority. The Duchess attempted to pressure
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Queen into signing a paper declaring Conroy her personal secretary, but she
refused and |
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dismissed Conroy from the Royal Household. She
could not, however, dismiss him from the |
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Queen Mother's Household. As a consolation, she
granted him a baronetcy, although it is |
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reported that Conroy felt that he deserved an
least an earldom. He had previously been |
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knighted in August 1827. |
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His relationship with the Duchess of Kent was
the subject of much speculation. Queen Victoria |
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was reported to have discovered her mother and
Conroy engaged in a situation which led her |
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to
believe that the two were more than mistress and servant. There were even
rumours that |
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Conroy was Victoria's father, but given that
the Duchess and Conroy had never met until after |
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Victoria's conception, these rumours can be
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Sir Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook, 4th
baronet [UK 1886] |
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To the best of my knowledge, Sir Francis was
the most-married baronet in history. His marital |
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saga began in February 1928 when, aged 20, he
married Molly Violet Mappin. They divorced in |
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1930. In February 1933, he married his second
wife, Dorothea Alice Bennett, but they divorced |
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in 1935. His third wife, whom he married in
June 1937, was Joan Loraine Case. This marriage |
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ended in divorce in 1942. His fourth marriage,
in October 1942, to Barbara Frances Lang, also |
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ended in divorce in 1947, the same year in
which he took his fifth wife, Juliet Berry Perkins. |
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Once again this marriage ended in divorce in
1951. Sir Francis did not remain single for long, |
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since he was married for the sixth time, in
August 1951. His bride was Jane Audrey Nott, but |
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divorce
was also to be the eventual outcome in 1956. Sir Francis's seventh, and
final, wife |
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was Bridget Brenda Pollard, whom he married in
December 1956. This time, the marriage lasted |
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for over 20 years, only coming to an end when
Sir Francis died in September 1978. |
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In summary, seven marriages and six divorces.
The only children of the numerous marriages |
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were the 5th and present baronet, whose mother
was Sir Francis's third wife, and a daughter |
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by his sixth wife. |
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On the occasion of his seventh marriage, the
"Daily Mail's" gossip columnist was in attendance |
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and reported [gushed?] in his column published
on 4 December 1956:- |
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'Sir Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook, fourth
baronet, who has grey hair, a ginger moustache, |
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and a fortune, also has a limitless faith in
the future. |
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"This one," he told me yesterday, as
he sipped his champagne from an antique glass, "is going |
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to last. I have had my final divorce." For
yesterday Sir Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook - in the |
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register office of St. Helier on the isle of
Jersey - took unto himself his seventh wife, his six |
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other marriages having been dissolved by law. |
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'Sir Francis, who wore a chalk-stripe suit, a
blue and silver tie, and a red carnation, did not |
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falter when he said "I will." After
all, he had had plenty of practice. |
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'And
after the ceremony, when their large hired limousine was caught in a traffic
jam in one |
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of the narrow streets of St. Helier, the
seventh Lady Cook waved gracefully to passers-by. |
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'The seventh Lady Cook wore a navy-blue two
piece costume - and a mink coat. She is 29. |
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Before her marriage she was Mrs. Bridget
Pollard. She has been
divorced only once. And as I, |
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too, sipped champagne from an antique glass, I
said to the seventh Lady Cook: "How do you |
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intend
to prevent this marriage going on the rocks?" The seventh Lady Cook
looked at me |
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evenly. "To tell you," she said,
"would be unfair to all the others." |
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On Sir Francis's death, the following obituary
appeared in "The Times" on 15 September 1978:- |
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'Sir Francis Cook, fourth baronet, who died on
September 12 at the age of 70, was the son of |
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Sir
Herbert Cook, for many years chairman of Cook and Co. (St.Paul's) Ltd.,
manufacturers |
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and warehousemen, but perhaps better known,
particularly in the world of art, as the owner |
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of the magnificent Cook collection at Doughty
House, Richmond, [and] as an organizer and |
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lender to exhibitions of old masters. Sir
Herbert Cook, who died in 1939, was not to any great |
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extent himself a collector but what he
inherited from his grandfather, Sir Francis Cook, first |
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baronet, was generally agreed to be one of the
finest collections of old master paintings in |
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England. Among its treasures were "The
Three Marys at the Sepulchre" by Van Eyck, "The |
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Adoration of the Magi" by Fra Filippo
Lippi, Rembrandt's portrait of his son Titus and some |
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splendid Spanish works. |
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'Sir Francis Cook, who has just died, thus had
a rich inheritance; he also showed family taste |
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for art and was a generous lender of works from
the family collection but over the years many |
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of the several hundred paintings which it
comprised were dispersed, the family trust retaining |
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a nucleus. In March 1965 at Christie's the
portrait of Titus by Rembrandt was sold for 760,000 |
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guineas to the Norton Simon Foundation. The
picture was one of five paintings which together |
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fetched £1,052,000 then a record for a one-day
sale in Britain. The other paintings to be sold |
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included a Velasquez, a conversation piece by
Hogarth, and an early Turner landscape. |
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'Sir Francis Cook was born on December 21,
1907, and educated at Bradfield College, and |
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privately. He painted and had exhibited at the
Royal Academy, the R.B.A. [Royal Society of |
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British Artists] and the London Portrait
Society; and his work is represented at several British |
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art galleries. He was interested in picture
restoration and in music. |
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'He was seven times married and is succeeded by
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The special remainder to the baronetcy of
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From the "London Gazette" of 28 July
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'His Majesty has been pleased to direct letters
patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for
granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said |
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United Kingdom to.....Astley Paston Cooper, of
Gadesbridge, in the county of Hertford, Esq. |
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Surgeon to His Majesty's Person, with
remainder, in default of male issue, to his nephew, Astley |
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Paston Cooper, Esq. and his heirs male.' |
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Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st baronet |
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Sir
Astley Cooper was one of the leading lights of the medical profession during
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the 19th century. The following biography is
taken from the Australian monthly magazine |
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"Parade" in its issue for February 1971:- |
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'In the 1830s when the elderly and ailing Sir
Astley Cooper was sent for by a new patient, he |
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invariably ordered his valet to go on ahead and
count the stairs leading to the invalid's bedroom. |
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If Cooper considered the climb too arduous he
brusquely demanded that the patient be carried |
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downstairs before agreeing to attend him. Even
then the doctor refused to be hurried. Before |
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leaving home he had to be freshly shaved, his
hair dressed and his clothing inspected to ensure |
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that it was immaculate. One personal servant
attended him in the sick room. Another, if |
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necessary, took over the kitchen and instructed
the cook how to prepare the invalid's diet. |
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Kings, prime ministers and dukes down to the
humblest individual sought his advice - Cooper |
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made not the slightest distinction between them. |
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'Few doctors would have dared to treat their
patients in such a high-handed manner, but Sir |
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Astley Cooper, baronet and royal physician, was
unique. For 30 years in the early 19th century |
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he dominated the British medical profession as
the most brilliant, most sought-after and by far |
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the wealthiest physician of his age. The
firebrand young doctor who once loudly rejoiced in the |
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French Revolution eventually boasted an income
of £20,000 a year - a figure unheard of in his |
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field
for a half a century to come. However, Astley Cooper was much more than
merely a |
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fashionable physician who often could look down
on a queue of coroneted carriages lined up |
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outside his door. His treatment of heart and
chest diseases, his lectures on anatomy and his |
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daring operating techniques set standards
unsurpassed for generations after his death. |
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'The son of a parson and scion of an old
landowning family, Astley Paston Cooper was born at |
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Brooke Hall near Norwich on August 23,
1768. His destiny was decided on the
day when an |
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uncle, a well-known London doctor, took him to
witness an operation at Guys Hospital and |
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the boy was fascinated by the spectacle. On his
18th birthday he entered Guys as apprentice |
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to his uncle, but soon transferred to St.
Thomas's to study under Henry Cline [1750-1827], |
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the most famous surgeon of the time. Impressed
by Cooper's precocious skill, Cline took him |
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into his own household, allowed him to assist
at operations and predicted that "the boy would |
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soon teach the
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'In 1789, before he was 21, Cooper was
demonstrator in anatomy at St. Thomas's. Two years |
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later Cline appointed him joint lecturer with
himself in surgery at the hospital. Cline's influence, |
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however, was not confined to medicine, for the
surgeon's house was a meeting place for some |
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of the extreme radical politicians, journalists
and artists of the day. The circle hailed with |
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jubilation the fall of the Bastille and the
outbreak of the French Revolution and young Dr. Cooper |
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became
one of their most ardent spokesmen. |
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'When
he married he insisted on demonstrating his republican enthusiasm by carrying
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reluctant bride off to France for their
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of
1792 just as the terror was reaching its height. King Louis and Marie
Antoinette were |
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prisoners. Hundreds of aristocrats had been
butchered as the mob swept through the gaols and |
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every
day the tumbrels rattled over the cobbled roads to the guillotine. Unmoved by
these |
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horrors, Cooper attended meetings of the
revolutionary Convention, applauded Robespierre's |
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harangues and wrote back to Britain that
henceforth, he was the dedicated enemy of kings |
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and
tyrants. Disillusion soon followed when he was mistaken for a French
aristocrat and |
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threatened with arrest. He fled as hastily as
possible back to London. |
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'When Cooper was appointed surgeon at Guys
Hospital a few years later he was only too glad |
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to make a solemn declaration that he had
abandoned forever his principles of atheism and |
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republicanism. Thereafter, Cooper kept his
political beliefs discreetly to himself and the 'apostles |
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of liberty' who met in Henry Cline's house knew
him no more. |
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'By 1800 Cooper was not only the most renowned
surgeon at Guys but his private practice was |
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increasing so fast that his working day
extended from before dawn to after midnight. Often he |
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rose at 4 am to deliver his lectures while the
shivering, sleepy-eyed students held candles to |
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illuminate the naked corpse laid out for
dissection. The 'resurrection men' who plied the grisly |
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trade of digging up freshly buried bodies to
sell to the doctors found him one of their most |
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profitable
customers. And his rising wealth enabled him to pick and choose among
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countless "specimens" surreptitiously
carted by night to the door of his dissecting room at Guys. |
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'Once, giving evidence before a parliamentary
enquiry into the traffic of body-snatching, Cooper |
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blandly declared: "There is no dead
person, no matter what his station in life might have been, |
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whom I could not obtain if I were disposed to
dissect him." The only effect of the law forbidding |
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the
trade, said Cooper, was that it enhanced the price and made it difficult for
poorer doctors |
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to
get all the corpses they needed. The thought that not even the remains of
statesmen, |
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nobility
and gentry were safe from ending up in a sack destined for Cooper's
dissecting table |
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filled
the committee with horror. Cooper's revealing frankness was bitterly assailed
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diehards
of the College of Surgeons, but it made no difference to the clamour for his
services |
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'By
the time he had reached his 40s the stripling radical had developed into a
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commanding figure with a ruddy face and an
insatiable appetite for work. His dress and manners |
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were described as "splendid as any
lord's", but beneath the courtesy was a domineering will- |
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power
before which his grandest patients stood in awe. The fees he charged were
staggering |
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by
the standards of the time, though Cooper always asserted that he carefully
regulated them |
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according to what the patient could pay. Once,
when he was called to the bedside of a |
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notoriously rich and miserly West Indian
planter, he bluntly demanded 1000 guineas before even |
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examining the patient. The invalid wailed that
he could not possibly afford such a sum. Then, as |
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Cooper
turned on his heel to go, he scribbled his signature on a note for the full
amount, rolled |
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it in his
night-cap and flung it at the doctor's head. |
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'Eventually Astley Cooper's earnings were
reputed to be at least £20,000 a year, by far the |
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greatest
fortune ever reaped by a medical practitioner up to his time. And his private
practice |
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was only one part of his work - the part that
Cooper himself regarded as the least important of |
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his duties. Long before dawn he was busy at the
dissecting table. "I believe I have lost a day |
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if
I lay my head on the pillow at night without having cut something up that
day," he once |
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declared.
The early morning was devoted to poorer patients who began gathering at his
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daybreak
and were never turned away, no matter how humble or ragged. Then Cooper
hurried |
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to
the hospital to operate and lecture until the afternoon before returning for
consultations and |
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visits to the rich and fashionable that usually
lasted until midnight. |
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'In
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losing 1000 guineas in the venture because he
insisted on including hundreds of costly illust- |
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rative plates. However, the money meant little
to him and this and other treatises in succeeding |
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years spread his reputation through every
medical centre in Europe. Though many colleagues |
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envied his wealth and sneered at his passion
for fine clothes, they were united in admiration for |
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his astonishing surgical skill. |
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'In
Cooper's day there were no anaesthetics or antiseptics. It was taken for
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probably one-third of the patients would die on
the table from shock or from gangrene and |
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blood-poisoning afterwards. One of the secrets
of success was speed, and Cooper operated |
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with a boldness and rapidity that no other
surgeon in London dared to attempt. His outstanding |
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achievements
were in operations on the heart and chest, especially in tying off the
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artery in cases of aneurism - previously
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death. |
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'Among Cooper's host of eminent patients was
Lord Liverpool, who became Prime Minister in |
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1812 during the Napoleonic Wars. One day late
in 1820, shortly after George IV had succeeded |
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to the throne, Liverpool summoned the doctor
and asked him if he would undertake an operation |
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on
His Majesty. Not being one of the royal surgeons and wary of affronting his
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Cooper
hesitated until Liverpool told him that the King insisted on seeking his
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problem
was a small, infected cyst on top of the royal head. The surgeons were well
aware of |
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the
danger of operating so close to the brain and were only too glad to step
aside in Cooper's |
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favour.
The operation was a complete success and King George was spared to enjoy
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years of woman-chasing, guzzling and drinking
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'His preserver became Sir Astley Cooper,
baronet and royal physician, and the following decade |
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saw him at the pinnacle of his fame and
fortune. Moving to a mansion near St.
James's Park, he |
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at last gave up his arduous hospital lectures
to concentrate on private practice and perfecting |
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his operating techniques. He bought an estate
in Hertfordshire intending to spend his spare time |
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in rural seclusion but soon his restless mind
turned it also into an extension of his medical work. |
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He began buying cheap, brokendown cattle and
horses in London's Smithfield market and |
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experimented in rejuvenating them before trying
the methods on his human patients. |
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'By the 1830s, however, years of over-work and
lack of sleep were taking their toll in recurrent |
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heart attacks and bouts of complete exhaustion.
When friends urged him to retire he retorted |
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angrily: "A man who is not too old to
study is not too old to be a physician." He refused |
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resolutely to give up his enormous practice,
only making the concession that he would not climb |
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more than 20 stairs "to see the grandest
man in the kingdom." Sir Astley Cooper was still in |
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harness
when he died on February 12, 1841. At his own desire he was buried beneath
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chapel of Guys Hospital, the institution that
had been the scene of many of his historic feats |
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Sir Charles' temper appears to have gotten the
better of him in February 1867, when he |
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appeared in the police courts, as shown in the
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'Sir
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Square, were brought before Sir Thomas Henry,
at Bow Street, yesterday, under the |
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following circumstances: - Mr. Richardson, the
station-master at the South-Eastern Railway |
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Terminus, Charing Cross, stated that a little
before six on the previous evening his attention |
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was called to the female prisoner, who had
already been several times put out of the station, |
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and persisted in coming back. She was the worse
for liquor. He told her he could not allow |
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her to remain, and asked her where she wanted
to go, and if he could do anything for her. |
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'At first she would give no reply, but at last
she said she was waiting for a friend. At this point |
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the male defendant came into the station, and
she ran up to him, threw her arms around his |
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neck, and told him that witness had insulted
her. The male prisoner asked him what he meant |
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by insulting the lady. Witness replied that he
had not done so. The prisoner called him a liar |
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and a scoundrel, and added - "Do you know
who I am? I am Sir Charles Coote. Who are you?" |
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Witness said he was the station-master, and if
the defendant would come into witness's office |
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he would give him every explanation. He refused
to do so, and again accused him of insulting |
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the
lady, and swore at him. Witness again denied having insulted the lady, upon
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Charles struck him on the chest. Witness then
gave him in charge to Inspector Parker. |
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'Mr. Parker, Inspector of the South-Eastern
Railway Police, stated that his attention was first |
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called to the female prisoner, about an hour
previously. She was then the worse for liquor, |
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and was disputing with a cabman who had brought
her to the station. He was demanding |
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payment of his fare, and also for two windows
which she had broken. She gave the cabman a |
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sovereign,
which he was unwilling to take, doubting whether it was a good one. Witness
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him it was an Australian sovereign, for which
they would give him change at the Banking Office. |
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The cabman went for the change, and witness
wanted to see him give it to the prisoner, |
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deducting what he was entitled to. She went
away, but returned in about 10 minutes. Witness |
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advised her to go away quietly, and offered to
call a cab. She then hailed a hansom cab, and |
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proceeded
to throw her umbrella into it, missing the first time, but succeeding on a
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attempt.
She did not get into the cab, but walked up and down the street in a
very |
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unbecoming manner, staggering and throwing her
dress about. The cabman was driving off |
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when witness stopped him, took the umbrella out
of the cab, and deposited it in the cloak |
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room,
as she was incapable of taking care of it. She then went away in another cab
with a |
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woman dressed as a widow, and in about 10
minutes she returned, when witness called the |
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attention of the station-master to her. |
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'Mr. Parker then went on to corroborate Mr.
Richardson's evidence, and added that as he was |
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removing Sir Charles from the platform the
woman struck him several times. He put them both |
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into a cab to remove them to the police
station, and she again struck him from within the cab. |
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It appears that the woman who got into the cab
with the female defendant was recognised |
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as a thief by the policeman on duty in the
Strand, who hinted to her that he should watch |
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her, suspecting that she meant to rob the lady.
Upon this she got out of the cab. The lady's |
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purse
was afterwards found in the cab by a gentleman, an M.P., who hired it to go
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the House, and who called at the King Street
Station and left the purse there. It was |
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subsequently returned to the prisoner. |
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'Sir Charles Coote admitted the assault, but he
said he was provoked to it, believing that the |
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lady had been insulted. He did not think she
was intoxicated, though she might have been a |
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little excited. She was a very sober woman. In
fact, he had never seen her the worse for |
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liquor during the six years that had lived
together in Paris. He had agreed to take her over to |
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Folkestone, and not having a Bradshaw [a book
of railway timetables] they could not tell the |
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hour at which the train started. She thought it
was four o'clock, and arriving at that time had |
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to wait till six. During the interval, no
doubt, she had some refreshment, including some sherry, |
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which
perhaps did not agree with her, as she was not accustomed to it, being only
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habit of drinking light French wines. All this
would not have happened if they had known the |
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correct time; and he must say it showed the
danger of a lady going anywhere alone in London. |
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might have waited two hours at any station in Paris without the least chance
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insulted. |
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were several other witnesses, but Sir Thomas Henry thought it unnecessary to
call |
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them, being satisfied with the evidence of Mr.
Richardson and Inspector Parker. It was quite |
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clear that the female prisoner was drunk, and
that the station-master had acted with great |
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forbearance
towards her. He thought Sir Charles had acted in a rash and hasty manner,
and |
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had come to the conclusion that the woman had
been insulted without sufficient grounds. At |
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all events, he was not justified in using such
offensive language. He must pay £5 for the |
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assault, and £2 for the abusive language; and
the female must pay £5 for the assault; or |
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three weeks' imprisonment each. The fines of
course were paid.' |
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The special remainder to the baronetcy of Coote
created in 1774 |
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From the "London Gazette" of 26 April
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'The
King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of Great Britain unto
Charles |
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Coote, Earl of Bellamont of the Kingdom of
Ireland, and to the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully |
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begotten, and in Default of such Issue to
Charles Coote, of Donybrook in the County of Dublin. |
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Esq; and to the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully
begotten.' |
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Sir Anthony Mohun Leckonby Cope, 15th
baronet [E 1611] |
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"The Guardian" of 14 May 1966:- |
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'Sir Anthony Cope, of Doulting Manor, Shepton
Mallet, Somerset, was killed yesterday when he |
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fell from a train at Longsight, Manchester. |
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'The
train, an express from Plymouth, was picking up speed near Slade Lane
Junction after |
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leaving Stockport when Sir Anthony's companion
saw him falling through a corridor door. The |
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friend was unable to reach him in time. |
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Sir
Anthony, who was educated at Oxford, succeeded to the title in 1940. Her
served in the |
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Rifle Brigade, and was married in 1956 to the
daughter of a surgeon.' |
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"The Guardian" of 10 June 1966:- |
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'Sir Anthony Cope, aged 38, of Doulting Manor,
Shepton Mallet, committed suicide while his |
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mind was disturbed, a Manchester inquest jury
decided yesterday. |
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'Sir Anthony, a mental patient, was being
transferred from a Bath hospital to Manchester when |
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he fell from the train.' |
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Sir Lionel Copley, 2nd baronet |
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Sir
Lionel met with a particularly grisly death in March 1806. According to the
'Caledonian |
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Mercury' of 13 March 1806, "The melancholy
event which occasioned the death of this |
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gentleman has not been correctly stated. He had
ascended a library ladder, from which he fell, |
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and broke his leg in so deplorable a manner,
that the bone stuck deeply in the floor. A fever |
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ensued, and terminated in the death of the
unfortunate gentleman.' |
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Sir Ludlow Cotter, son of Sir James Laurence
Cotter, 4th baronet |
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Ludlow Cotter was the last person who was
allowed to enjoy a privilege which had been |
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granted to all baronetcies created before 1827. |
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When the Baronetage was first created in 1611,
members of the order were granted a number |
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of
privileges, one of which was the right of knighthood for the eldest sons of
baronets. The |
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wording of the Letters Patent is as follows:_ |
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'And
further of Our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, We do hereby
declare |
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and
express our true intent and meaning to have been, and do hereby promise and
grant for Us, |
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our
heirs and successors, to and with such Gentlemen as now be, or at any time
hereafter shall |
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be
Baronets; That so soon as they or any of them shall attain the age of
one-and-twenty |
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years.
And likewise so soon as the eldest son and apparent heir male of the bodies
of them, or |
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any of them, shall during the life of their
Father or Grandfather attain to the age of one-and- |
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twenty
years; and that the said baronets, or the said eldest sons or apparent heirs
males, shall |
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be
presented to Us by the Lord Chamberlain of our household, or Vice-Chamberlain
for the time |
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being,
or in their absence by any other officer attending upon the person of Us, our
heirs or |
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successors
to be made Knights that they and every of them shall from time to time be
made |
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Knights by Us, our heirs and successors
accordingly.' |
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As a result of the above, the Patent (i.e. the
document which creates a baronetcy) of every |
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non-Scottish
baronet created between 1611 and 1827 included a clause which ratified
the |
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privilege
that the eldest son of a baronet was entitled to apply to be knighted as soon
as he |
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came of age. For a discussion on the situation
as regards Scottish baronets, see under the |
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baronetcy of Broun of Colstoun. |
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This privilege was withdrawn by an Ordinance
dated 19 December 1827. After describing the |
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promise made in the original Letters Patent in
relation to the right to knighthood, the Ordinance |
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states that '......our heirs and successors Do
revoke determine and make void the said promise |
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and grant in the said last mentioned Letters
Patent contained with respect to all Letters Patent |
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for the creation of Baronets to be made and
granted after these presents. And that the said |
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Letters Patent shall be made hereafter without
such clause as hereinbefore mentioned without |
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prejudice nevertheless to any Letters Patents
heretofore granted or to the rights and privileges |
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now by Law belonging to any Baronet and his
heirs male.' |
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In other words, the right to knighthood was
removed from all future creations of baronetcies, |
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but the right was retained for all existing
baronetcies at that time. Even so, the privilege was |
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very rarely claimed between the period 1827 to
1874, but, when it was claimed, the privilege |
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appears to have been allowed as a matter of
course. |
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Two such knighthoods were granted during the
third quarter of the nineteenth century. Firstly, |
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on
21 February 1865, George Clendining O'Donnell, son of Sir Richard Annesley
O'Donnell, 4th |
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baronet,
was knighted by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Sir George succeeded his
father in the |
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baronetcy in 1878, and died in 1889, when the
baronetcy became extinct. The last occasion |
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when
such a knighthood was granted occurred on 12 December 1874, when Ludlow
Cotter, |
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eldest
son of Sir James Laurence Cotter, was knighted at Windsor, shortly after his
21st |
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birthday. He died in the lifetime of his father
on 23 November 1882, aged only 29. |
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No successful applications have been made since
1874. When, in May 1895, Claude Champion |
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de Crespigny, eldest son of Sir Claude Champion
de Crespigny, 4th baronet, claimed the honour |
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of
knighthood soon after reaching the age of 21, his application was rejected. I
have no |
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information other than the application was
considered to be 'not valid,' but it seems to me that |
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there was no reason for the claim not being
valid - the baronetcy, having been created in 1805, |
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pre-dated the 1827 revocation of the privilege.
Even the authorities at the College of Arms had |
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previously
disagreed with the rejection of such applications; as quoted in 'A History of
the |
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Baronetage'
by Francis Pixley (Duckworth & Co, London 1900), Sir William Betham,
Ulster King of |
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Arms
1820-1853, said, "I am surprised to hear such a doubt stated by the Law
Officers of the |
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Crown,
as that the Sovereign has not a right to bind his successors to confer the
honour of |
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Knighthood
on the Eldest Sons of Baronets; for it was part and parcel of the
Constitution at the |
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foundation
of the Order, and consequently part of its essence, and therefore inseparable
from |
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it." |
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Claude Champion de Crespigny, whose application
had been rejected, was found dead in the |
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morning of 18 May 1910, a revolver in his hand.
He was 36. |
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Sir Emile Algernon Arthur Keppell
Cowell-Stepney, 2nd baronet |
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Cowell-Stepney
was always known by his christian name of Arthur. He was a keen amateur |
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coleopterist, a hobby which indirectly led to
his death from heatstroke in Yuma, Arizona, in |
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July 1909,
during a journey to study the local beetles. |
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The following edited report appeared in the
'Los Angeles Times' on 3 Jul 1909:- |
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'Sir Arthur Cowell Stepney, an English baronet
with large estates and a scientist of distinction, |
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was found dead today in the train conductors'
room of the Southern Pacific station [in Yuma, |
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Arizona]. Among his papers was found a deposit
slip for $13,000 in a Los Angeles bank. |
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'Until a search of the dead man's belongings
had been made his identity was a mystery, as he |
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had registered at the hotel as Mr. W.C. Stepney
of Seattle. His presence here is a mystery. |
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'The address of a firm of London solicitors,
evidently his representatives, was found amongst |
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his papers and they have been cabled for
instructions. |
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'Stepney had ordered a carriage for a drive,
but when it came [he] could not be found about |
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the
hotel, and only an extended search revealed his resting place in the station.
Life was |
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extinct when a physician, who had been hastily
summoned, reached him. |
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'Gold and notes to the amount of several
hundred dollars were found upon the dead man, and |
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receipts and bank books among his effects
showed him to be a person of large means. He |
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carried a quantity of baggage and had
apparently recently landed from a sea voyage. |
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'Sir
Arthur Cowell Stepney was the only instance of a wealthy English baronet
publicly |
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renouncing,
and adjuring, so to speak, an inherited honor of this kind, although many
other |
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titled Englishmen have dropped the prefixes to
their names on coming to America. |
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'The divorce suit of Stepney's wife, which was
heard in London in May, 1903, was one of the |
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strangest
ever recorded in the English courts. The charge was desertion. |
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The marriage took place in 1875. There were
during the first few months certain eccentricities |
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on the part of the respondent to which Lady
Cowell did not pay much attention. On the birth |
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of their daughter, in September, 1876, he
showed the greatest delight. On October 6, 1876, he |
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left his home and had never since lived with
his wife. |
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'Certain allegations, which Cowell Stepney made
at the time against his wife, were investigated, |
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and
were found to be baseless. They were the result of mental delusion, for which
he was |
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treated by Sir William Gull and Dr. Maudsley,
which resulted in his being sent abroad with a |
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doctor in 1877. In 1882 husband and wife met,
and he showed then, as at all times, great |
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affection for his daughter. |
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'In 1890 he fell under the strange delusion
that certain pictures of an impure kind were being |
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made of his daughter, and he wrote to Lady
Stepney to the effect that such portraiture would |
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be damaging to the future welfare of their
child. Lady Stepney said that the charges were the |
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result of a mental delusion, and said she had
never allowed anything to which Sir Arthur might |
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object to be brought before the court of
chancery with regard to the custody of the child.' |
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